Just offering some perspective

You don’t need to agree with the reason to still be wrong. And, yes, I do live “out here” and have worked in corporate retail management for 20 years.

You don’t honestly believe a company that size would close stores simply because some people are stealing energy drinks. Store closures are a strategic decision, regardless of the retailer, and CVS announced a few years ago it’d close roughly 9% of their 10,000 stores (or 900) - beginning in 2022 - to accommodate shifts in consumer behavior.